Analyzing The Impact of Investment Expenditure on Selected‎Health Care Indicators in Iraq (2007-2022‎)

  • Authors

    • Firas Ali Abdulhussein University of Babylon / College of Administration and Economics / Department of Banking and Financial Sciences
    • Dr. Nassr Hammood Maznan University of Babylon / College of Administration and Economics / Department of Banking and Financial Sciences
    https://doi.org/10.14419/qwjgw177

    Received date: June 9, 2025

    Accepted date: July 9, 2025

    Published date: July 22, 2025

  • Investment Expenditure; Healthcare; Infant Mortality Rate; Maternal Mortality Rate

  • Abstract

    This study explores the impact of public investment in healthcare on selected health indicators in Iraq over the period 2007-2022. It centers ‎on two critical indicators: the infant mortality rate and the maternal mortality rate. The analysis reveals substantial fluctuations in healthcare ‎investment, reaching a peak of 2.14% of total public investment in 2013, followed by significant declines in subsequent years. These ‎vestment trends often correlate with variations in mortality rates, indicating inefficiencies in resource allocation and inequities in the geographic distribution of healthcare services. The study highlights the pressing need for strategic financial planning and effective oversight to ‎enhance the efficiency of health investment in reducing mortality and fostering sustainable health development‎.

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    Abdulhussein, F. A. ., & Maznan, D. N. H. . (2025). Analyzing The Impact of Investment Expenditure on Selected‎Health Care Indicators in Iraq (2007-2022‎). International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(3), 187-193. https://doi.org/10.14419/qwjgw177